I am a confessed dish-a-holic…. I can’t resist them 😰
In an effort to contain my addiction, I decided to have some fun creating new ways to use things I had…
Once I got started, it was hard to stop! Endless possibilities!
Let’s start with Easter 🐇
A small cake stand, perched on a larger ruffle edge cake stand, inside a fluted quiche dish, on a purple charger
With a compote on top
Here the quiche baker is inverted and used as a pedestal, works either way
A crab mug topped with a salad plate and set inside a large shallow bowl would be great for serving shrimp or crab legs, place the seafood on the plate and discard shells into the bowl
I found things that were sturdy enough once stacked, that there was no need for securing, but to be on the safe side you can use double sided tape, stick-on velcro strips, or floral sticky putty
If you are totally committed to your creation, make it permanent with E6000 clear adhesive. This is a great craft glue, widely available, at Walmart, Hobby Lobby, Michael’s or Amazon.com here
A “one of a kind” cup and saucer pairs with a plate for a make-shift breakfast muffin stand
Transform a place setting by inverting the cereal bowl on top of the dinner plate and top with the salad plate and cup or mug
Fill the cup with dip or salsa and arrange cut up veggies and crackers or chips on the plates
You can create the dish stack based on the foods you will be serving
This server is composed of a fish platter, with a votive candle holder, topped with a ceramic crab wine bottle coaster, holding a shallow bowl
Multi level serving pieces are great space savers on the buffet or table also. With stacked platters you can serve several things in the same amount of space as 1 platter
It makes the buffet visually more interesting too, with varied heights and elements
These two oblong fish platters are placed on a long wood serving board, with the top platter supported by small juice glasses
Take a look around and see what you can come up with!
Juicy Details and True Confessions
Home Goods, Pier 1 and Hobby Lobby are my favorite stores for dishes and accessories. Pieces still available from other stores are sourced below
large Sardinia platter/ Anthropologie
ruffled cake stand and quiche baker/ McKenzie-Childs
I did recently purchase the lettuce pitcher from Wayfair.com. In my own defense, I put it on my wish list for at least 2 weeks before purchasing, showing great restraint 😳
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